Raymond Biesinger Discontinued Snacks of Canada Print

Raymond Biesinger is a Montréal-based illustrator and artist v who has been been part of more than 1000 assignments on five continents since 2002. Other interests: minimalism, maximalism, world and local history, equality, diversity, economics, music, science fiction, historic buildings, pictorial maps, Canadiana, wall art, and preserving a 145-year-old home.

While no serious historian would pretend Canada is the birthplace of the chocolate bar or the cradle of candy treats, we had a sweet thing going for most of the 20th century. Lowney's, Willa'rds, Neilson, Moirs, and others made delicious confections from home bases in Montréal, Toronto, Halifax, and elsewhere. Here  is a collection of thirty such confections, captioned them with vital information, and deployed them in deluxe print form. Why do I say “we”? Because all pics and writing were provided by Brian Sheppard and his physical archive of historic Canadian sweets packaging.

24"w x 36"h

Frame not included

Printed in Montreal on high quality white cougar paper